Definitive Contract DOC50DGNF190098

The University of Alabama's Office for Sponsored Programs was awarded a $550,000 research grant by a civilian federal agency to develop an innovative hybrid rotating detonation engine (RDE) system optimized for rocket applications. The research initiative focuses on integrating an axial rotating detonation combustor with a radial RDE design, coupled with an aerospike nozzle configuration, to achieve significant reductions in engine weight while simultaneously enhancing overall performance...

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) awarded a $3,292,466 firm fixed-price research and development contract to Vermont State Colleges, doing business as Vermont State University. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, supports the ERDC's Broad Agency Announcement for research and development across topic areas including coastal and river engineering, geotechnical analysis, environmental remediation, information technology, and construction research. Vermont...

Florida State University's Sponsored Research Administration Division was awarded a $22.5 million definitive contract by the Institute of Education Sciences to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for the Southeast region through January 2, 2027. Under this cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement, FSU will conduct applied research and development, design and implement training, coaching, and technical support activities, and disseminate findings across the Southeast region as part of the...

The U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a $3,865,703.40 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract to Mdrc, a nonprofit research organization, to conduct the "Evaluating Programs and Strategies to Accelerate School Improvement" study. This national study aims to determine how digital math products can effectively complement core teacher-led instruction to accelerate math learning. Mdrc is the prime contractor and has subcontracted with...

This is a $446,307.86 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order awarded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology, a private research university, to perform research and development work on the Systems Engineering Experience Accelerator (SEEA) program. The high-level goals are to create training and tools that can accelerate the maturation of systems engineers and do so in an economically viable manner. The contract has a period of performance...

This $200,000.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award was made by the Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences to Learning Ovations Inc., a for-profit organization, on June 15, 2020. The award is for an 8-month research and development project related to education technology products that address one or more of the following priority areas: applying emerging technologies to support education outcomes; modernizing assessment to support student learning; informing...

<p>The Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences awarded a $1,000,000 Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase II definitive contract to Future Engineers LLC. The firm fixed price contract is for research services to be performed in Burbank, California from May 15, 2022 through May 14, 2024. The total set aside for small businesses supports Future Engineers' continued development of innovative STEM education technologies to advance student outcomes.</p>

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers National Capitol Region Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity awarded a $200,000.00 purchase order to the University of Notre Dame, with no set-aside designation. The award supports the university's research division, known as the Office of Research, in providing research, prototypes, designs, testing, program management, and subject matter expertise for the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program...

This is a $200,000.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to conduct research on magnetorheological fluids. Magnetorheological fluids are suspensions of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles that exhibit properties that can be tuned with external magnetic fields, providing opportunities for various smart fluid applications. The grant does not have a set-aside designation. The South Dakota School of Mines and...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $229,034 firm-fixed-price purchase order to the University of Notre Dame for research and development services supporting coastal storm hazard predictions using Gaussian process metamodels. The work will be performed at the university's campus in Notre Dame, Indiana and was solicited through a broad agency announcement issued by the Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). The ERDC is responsible for a wide range of research in areas such...